Gastrointestinal Cancer

Zenocutuzumab has been added to the NCCN’s Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for biliary tract cancers based on results from the phase 2 eNRGy trial.

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to tovecimig (CTX-009) for the treatment of bile duct cancer, following results from the phase 2/3 COMPANION-002 trial.

BiliSeqV2/V3 improved neoplastic bile duct stricture identification compared with pathology alone, according to a study from UPMC investigators.

Results from the phase 1/2 ReFocus trial demonstrated positive activity from lirafugratinib in the various pretreated, FGFR2-mutated cholangiocarcinoma populations.

Learn SCAC risk factors, rising trends, and new frontline retifanlimab chemoimmunotherapy, plus PD‑1 options and emerging checkpoint strategies.

Results from a phase 1b trial for givastomig in frontline HER2-negative, PD-L1–positive gastroesophageal cancer support the FDA’s decision.

Data from the POD1UM-303/InterAACT-2 trial support the approval of the retifanlimab regimen in first-line squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal.

First-line nivolumab plus chemotherapy provides a durable survival benefit in advanced gastric cancers, particularly in patients with a PD-L1 CPS of 5 or higher.

Patient characteristics such as female sex and receipt of pylorus-preserving gastrectomy were protective of gallstone disease risk in those who had gastric cancer.

Irpagratinib demonstrated superior survival among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who were pretreated with ICIs and mTKIs.

Michael Buckstein, MD, spoke with CancerNetwork about the benefits of using radiation to treat celiac plexus-associated pain.

Supporting results for zenocutuzumab in patients with NRG1 fusion–positive CCA come from the phase 1/2 eNRGy trial.

Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, discusses her journey into GI oncology, the development of patient-reported outcome systems, and her vision for the upcoming ASCO presidency.

Prior phase 1 data support the fast track designation for pelareorep as a treatment for those with KRAS-mutated microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.

Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, will assume the role as ASCO president in 2027, and hopes to continue the work of transcending global, political, and geographic barriers in oncology.

In the phase 1/2 ReFocus trial, lirafugratinib demonstrated a median PFS of 11.3 months in the chemotherapy pretreated, FGR inhibitor-naïve CCA population.

People who consumed 14 or more drinks per week experienced a higher risk of colorectal cancer compared with those who consumed one or fewer drinks.

Data from the phase 3 PEAK trial demonstrate that bezuclastinib plus sunitinib may be favorable vs sunitinib alone in certain patients with GISTs.

Bezuclastinib plus sunitinib yielded favorable PFS and ORR data vs sunitinib alone in patients with previously treated gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Data from 2 trials at the 2024 and 2025 ASCO Annual Meetings demonstrate the PD-L1/4-1BB bispecific antibody’s efficacy and safety in this population.

Toxicities with streptozotocin/5-fluorouracil and everolimus were comparable with other orally available chemotherapeutic schemes in this NET population.

Patients with pancreatic cancer who received up to 6 infusions of the multiantigen-targeted T cell product only experienced 1 treatment-related serious AE.

The Taiwan FDA has approved nivolumab/ipilimumab for patients with MSI-H/dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer based on data from CheckMate 8HW.

Any-grade AEs were comparable between cadonilimab and a PD-1 monoclonal antibody regimen in this population, and no difference in grade 3/4 AEs emerged.

ACT5 of the PLAT study found radiotherapy dose escalation did not improve outcomes, safety, or QOL in patients with anal cancer.